Independent Robots

A while back I remember watching Robin Williams portray the part of a robot in the film Artificial Intelligence and thinking that someday technology would get there.

Well that day is not yet today, but China has gotten closer. A new breed of robots have been produced that not only clean your house, but are capable of charging their own batteries once they reach their threshold. This self service robot measuring but 14.3 inches in width and 4.8 inches in height was developed by Harbin University in the northern province of Heilongjiang, China.

The part vacuum, part mobile robot, which is expected to be mass produced within the next few years, will retail for approximately $200.

The intelligence of the machine has been designed and developed to be far superior and smarter than any other in the market today therefore allowing the robot to be very agile and perform its job avoiding all obstacle found in the traditional home.

With such a competitive price and ability I would not be surprise to see this unit produced sooner and see higher demands than that of a roomba. We may even find the market in a frenzy for the little guy surpassing that of tickle me Elmo a few years back.